Background
Williamson, Donald Ellis was born on June 17, 1955 in Louisville, Mississippi, United States.
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Donald Ellis Williamson
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Student, East Mississippi Junior College, 1972-1973; student, Mississippi State University, 1973-1975; Doctor of Medicine cum laude, U. Mississippi, 1979.
Career
Intern, resident in internal medicine, University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville, 1979-1982;
with, East Mississippi Eastern State Hospital, Meridian, 1979;
state tuberculosis control oficer, Mississippi State Department Health, 1982-1986;
director division disease control, Alabama Department Public Health, 1986-1988;
director bureau preventive health services, Alabama Department Public Health, 1988-1992;
state health officer, Alabama Department Public Health, since 1992. Faculty member Injury Control Research Center U. Alabama, Birmingham. Clinical associate professor department internal medicine U. South Alabama.
Presenter in field.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman Alabama Public Health Care Authority, Alabama Radiation Advisory Board Health. Member Alabama Commission Aging, State Building Commission, Statewide Health Coordinating Council, Alabama Youth Services Board, Alabama Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Board, Alabama Resource Development Committee, Alabama Anatomical Board, Planning and Advisory Council Development Disabilities, Alabama Board Medical Scholarship Awards, Pesticides Advisory Committee, Governor's Interagy. Coordinating Council, Alabama Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council, Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council, 1986-1992, Legislation Advisory Committee Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 1988-1990, Attorney General's Task Force Med.Waste, 1989, Water Resources Advisory Council, executive council Alabama Children's Services Facilitation Team, since 1993.
Member medical advisory committee American Red Cross. Member American Public Health Association, Association State and Territorial Health Officials (executive committee 1995-2000, president 1997-1998), American Academy of Pediatrics (Child Health Advocate of the Year award 1999), Public Health Foundation (Theodore R. Ervin award 1999), Medical Association State Alabama, Alabama Public Health Association (board directors since 1991, chairman disease control and epidemiology section 1991-1992, D.G. Gill award 1997), Public Health Foundation (board directors 1995-1999, treasurer since 1997), Phi Theta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Connections
Married Anita Hudspeth. 1 child, Jonathan Stuart.
